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  2. MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 88 words
  3. TIDES, SUN AND MOON

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  4. FIJI HAS A SURPLUS OF BANANAS

    BANANAS to the value of £88,000 were exported from Fiji during 1947— and there is still a surplus caused by transport difficulties. The industry is 1997 per cent owned by Fijians. About [?] acres are cultivated, that area being made up of small. widely-separated plots. The growing of bananas in Fiji is not difficult climate and soil being suitable. Matured fruit is harvested whilst ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 206 words
  5. "EXCRESCENCE ON SOCIETY"

    SYDNEY, May 20.— In his adress to the jury in the Garden case to-day, Mr. Shand (K.C.), for the Crown, said that Garden was a man who could be termed an excrescence on society and a ...

    Article : 429 words
  6. BRITISH—- U.S. SPLIT ON PALESTINE WIDENS

    NEW YORK, May 19.— The split between the United States and Britain on Palestine, which has recently been widening in the background, came out into the open to-day when the Security ...

    Article : 991 words
  7. U.S. Bill to Restrict Communists

    WASHINGTON, May 19.— The House of Representatives to-day passed, by 319 votes to 58, a dill designed to put severe ...

    Article : 204 words
  8. Says Wharfies "Pulled the Judge's Leg"

    BRISBANE, May 20.— North Queensland farmers fear about 700,000 tons of this year's cane worth £1,750,00 will he left to ...

    Article : 271 words
  9. EARLY SHOCK FOR OXFORD

    LONDON, May 20.— The Associated Press special representative says the Australian innings lasted 30 minutes to-day ...

    Article : 680 words
  10. WATERSIDERS PAY RATES INCREASED

    BRISBANE, May 20.— The rates of pay for watersiders throughout Australia have been Increased Sid hourly, in a ...

    Article : 281 words
  11. HOSES RESTRICTED TO 8-9 A.M., 5-8 P.M. DAILY

    Hosiery hours in future will be restricted between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. An amendment to alter the morning hours between 6 and 8 o'clock was defeated by 4 ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  12. FINAL OFFER BY B.M.A.

    ADELAIDE, May 20.— The Federal President of the B.M.A., Sir Henry Newland of Adelaide has submitted to the Health ...

    Article : 486 words
  13. SUGAR PRICE RISE LIKELY

    BRISBANE, May 20.— A rise of another halfpenny per 1b, in the price of sugar may be Inevitable if marketing and production ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. GRAZIERS SEEK PROFIT SHARE

    BRISBANE, May 20.— A move to obtain an interim distribution of wool profits now held by the Government was made to-day by ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. AUST. LIKELY MEASLES ORIGIN

    NEW YORK, May 19.— The belief that a virulent from of German measles may have been brought to the United States from ...

    Article : 170 words
  16. CAIRNS SUGAR LOADING HITCH

    CAIRNS, May 20.— Work on the transference of sugar from the lighter Katoora to the Inchona ceased to-day when ten ...

    Article : 140 words
  17. FREIGHT TO N.Q. DELAYED

    BRISBANE, May 20.— The Commissioner for Railways. Mr. T. E. Maloney announced to-day that swing to congestion no loading ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. CENTENARY AT CARDWELL

    [?] preparations are taking place for the Kennedy Centenary celebrations which will be held on ...

    Article : 216 words
  19. BOWLS

    BRISBANE, May 20.— The Australian bowling singles title holder J. Gordon, was eliminated in the Slate singles contest to-day by W. ...

    Article : 256 words
  20. REEF TO BE COMBED FOR PLANE WRECKS

    CAIRNS, May 20.— A naval general purpose vessel, with the Commanding Officer of the R.A.A.F. searcher party, Sqd. Ldr. K. M. Rundle, and a native diver aboard, will leave Cairns to-day ...

    Article : 556 words
  21. FIRST IN CASKET TO RAAF GARBUTT

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 words
  22. FIRST BALTS IN INGHAM AREA

    INGHAM, May 20.— In the first batch of Bait migrants who have come to cut cane in this district, only two, a man and a woman, ...

    Article : 158 words
  23. MORE MEAT IF GOVT. HELPS

    BRISBANE, It the Government helped producers the Queensland meat export figures could tip maintained and even interested said ...

    Article : 139 words
  24. WHARF HITCH ON WHEAT CARGO

    AUCKLAND, May 20. (A.A.P and Reuter).— When the Mountpark berthed to-day with 3,000 tons of bagged wheat from ...

    Article : 77 words
  25. NO ACTION ON ENGLART FINES

    BRISBANE, May 20.— No action was taken to-day to enforce the payments of £165 in fines and costs imposed on the watersiders ...

    Article : 85 words
  26. BEVIN DEFENDS BRITISH POLICY

    LONDON, May 20.— Mr. Ernest Bovin, replying in the Foreign Affairs debate at the Labour Party's annual conference at Scarborough. ...

    Article : 206 words
  27. IPSWICH 'SHOPS HOLD UP THREAT

    IPSWICH, May 20.— A 24 hour stoppage is mooted by unions at the Ipswich railway workshops unless curly announcement is ...

    Article : 67 words
  28. PICKET SHOT DEAD IN U.S.

    WATERLOO (lown), May 19.— A picket was shot dead and a woman picket wounded to-day at the meat packing plant where C.I.O. and ...

    Article : 138 words
  29. 27 INJURED IN SYDNEY CRASHES

    SYDNEY, May 30.— A total of 77 persons were injured to-night in timid port crashes involving trams and a double decker bus. ...

    Article : 141 words
  30. AGRICULTURIST FOR FOOD PLAN

    BRISBANE, May 20.— Mr C. J. McKeon Director of Agriculture, has been seconded to the Queensland and British Food Corporation ...

    Article : 104 words
  31. PINNED UNDER CAPSIZED CAR

    BRISBANE, May 20.— Senator O'Sullivan and Mr companion. Mr. B Fahey, a Brisbane barrister, were trapped for over two hours ...

    Article : 93 words
  32. EMPIRE WOOL TALKS URGED

    BRISBANE, May 20.— A wool conference with the [?]ted Kingtem and the Dominations was recommended to-day at the [?] ...

    Article : 73 words
  33. BRISBANE BUS EXPANSION

    BRISBANE, April 20.— A big expansion or the City Council's bus transport activities is foreshadowed by a recommendation by the ...

    Article : 50 words
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